Fire leads to hotel evacuation near NE 82nd Ave in Portland, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred at the Embassy Suites hotel near NE 82nd Ave in Portland. The sprinkler system was shut down and natural gas was secured. Occupants of several apartments, including one bedridden person in apartment 138, were evacuated due to water damage and fire risk. Firefighters checked neighboring apartments for water and oxygen concerns. Power was shut off to the affected unit. The situation involved smoke and water damage leading to evacuation and assessments for safety.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
07:11
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, copy. If you can come up and stand by the VCUIS, and we'll see what other units need reserved. 7-4, copy.
00:16
Tengenton-Semfire attack from command. Do you need any replacement resources in there?
00:32
As I got the engine 25 and truck 13 that's your message.
00:40
And from engine 7th.
00:45
Command, go ahead.
00:47
Yeah,
00:48
the sprinkler system is shut down, is starting to slow down in the fire unit.
00:53
Okay, copy. And do you need any more resources in there? I've got a couple ready to go if you need them.
00:59
That's negative. We have plenty of people here.
01:04
Okay, command copy.
01:10
Stand from Ritz.
01:11
Natural gas is secure. We're looking for the power shut off.
01:15
Command, copy.
01:17
Command, copy.
01:20
Stand from dispatch.
01:23
Command, go ahead.
01:25
Police asking if the fire, PIO, has a staging location for media yet?
01:34
Command from safety.
01:36
Command, go ahead.
01:40
Yeah, I've got Engine 2. They're going to come help me evacuate the occupant of Department 138. That's in the 8 line directly with all your fire unit.
01:49
She's got quite a bit of water coming through and looks like he's bedridden. So we're going to be removing Occupant 1-38.
01:54
That will be uninhabitable, and I can use one more company to help me check apartments on either side for water and oxygen.
02:03
Copy, is that going to be on the first or the second floor?
02:10
First floor.
02:11
We were removing occupants in apartment 138, that's directly below the fire unit.
02:17
And I need to check 137 and 139 for water and maybe removing occupants.
02:24
Okay, copy. I got engine 74 is going to come and report to you, okay.
02:33
Command from Riv, you just got one member, second topside on the roof there, just ensuring there's no extension, and we'll come down, be ready.
02:41
Okay, command, copy.
02:47
And for safety.
02:50
Command, go ahead.
02:55
Yeah, just so you're aware, we got watering 137 and 139 as well.
03:01
137 is unoccupied, so no issues there.
03:04
But we are removing the occupants of 139.
03:07
So we are evacuating an apartment to 138 and 139 due to water.
03:12
Okay, talk to that. And do you want me to send in Engine 19 to work with you as well?
03:22
I think we're good right now.
03:25
Okay, come here, copy.
03:29
Command from Engine 7.
03:33
Projects, go ahead.
03:36
We have an ETA on, please.
03:42
Should be with a second alarm. I'll double check, okay.
03:47
Engine 7, copy.
03:49
Safety from Command.
03:54
Good time.
03:57
Is there a place inside we want to shelter those patients versus working them outside?
04:10
Priority 2[1], and Known Incident Type, Embassy Suites, 82nd Avenue,
04:15
70,
04:16
900 Northeast 802 Avenue, Rescue 82, 2, Priority 2[1], and known incident type, Embassy Suites, 802 Avenue, 70, 9,00 Northeast 802nd Avenue, Time Out, 1458.
04:36
161 priority 2 Bravo[2] fall embassy suite 7900 northeast 80 seconds by the elevator on the second floor talk group tops upon 4059
04:46
Michael branch on office 2
04:52
Michael branch are you on office 2
04:56
Spectress are you on office 2
04:59
spectres for 82 is en route switching off the off of 1
05:04
Rescue to responding 1500s.
05:10
Without PP.
05:12
That's affirmative.
05:16
Okay, copy.
05:22
Engine 7, the investigators coming in.
05:26
Engine 7, copy.
05:32
Man from Rich, power's off in the power unit, study the fire unit.
05:41
Okay, comes down.
05:47
Medical Branch on Office 3.
05:53
Medical Branch, go ahead.
05:56
Can you switch over to Office 2, please?
05:59
I'll be going over to Office 2.
06:05
Just 13, Medi-1317, a preditude delta breathing problem, northeast 1 Avenue, and Hancock Street on the sidewalk, or Spontops 1.
06:12
H.13-17, a preditude delta breathing problem, northeast 1st Avenue, and Hancock Street on sidewalk. Spon-Ops 1, 15-02.
06:25
All right, Kevin, then. We'll meet you over by the field park.
06:31
One of three, Poppy. Thank you.
06:38
That's one, MS397 clear returning to quarters.
06:41
MS 397 clear and returning to corners at 1502.
06:49
Man, Rehab 5.
06:52
Rehab 5. Go ahead.
06:55
We're going to set up here on 1-22 in Oregon.
06:58
There's a piece of the complex.
07:02
All units on scene, rehab 5 is set up on 1-22, okay?
07:09
305 for lift assistance, 1503.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 2: Urgent, non-life-threatening response; typically no lights or sirens; second-highest priority.
[2]
Bravo: Moderate-priority medical response or the phonetic code for the letter B in communications.
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Near NE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97220
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